Motion Picture 2006-14
The 134th Infantry E.T.O. in Europe, Part Two of Five.
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Date: Approx. 1944-1945.
Formats: 16 mm.
Sound: No.
Color: No.
Running Time: 45 min. 24 sec.
Footage: 1634.4 ft.
Produced by: The officers of the 134th Infantry under the direction of Major General Butler B. Miltonberger.
Copyright Restrictions: Public domain.
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SHOT LIST
This film series is a chronological history of the men of the 134th Infantry and the places where they served during WWII, beginning in England, crossing the Channel to Normandy, down to St. Lo, Mortain, Chateaudun, Montargis, Joigny, Aix-en-othe, Ft. Blenod, Mozzell River, approaches to Nancy, Agincourt, St. Jeanrohrbach, Sarreguemines, Sainlez, Bastogne, Randrath, Venlo, Rhine River, Gladbech, Bouckoum, Hanover, Recklenhsausen, Cologne, Koblenze, Bad Bertrich, Nancy, Reims, Camp Norfolk, LeHavre, London, and docking in New York. Bold text indicates headings included by the producers in the film. This reel begins with footage of the war devastation in the French countryside.
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| 00:00 | | Reel No. 2, 134th Infantry, E.T.O. Weapons repair Serv. Co. Rural scenes start at a wooded campsite. The camera moves in a vehicle along a dirt road. Along the sides of the road are demolished vehicles, a dead horse and other devastation. |
| 01:29 | | The Adjutant, Capt. Abbott, gets some dental attention. |
| 01:55 | | Regtl medical installations |
| 02:59 | | Clearing station, North of Hill 122 |
| 03:41 | | Abandoned German equipment. Rows of munitions are shown. |
| 04:04 | | German dugouts in Hedgerow. The footage moves from a wooded area with the dugouts to buildings, possibly an abandoned winery. A sign reads, “Vous employons lecremeuse alfa-laval.” Camera shows stacks of large kegs. |
| 07:24 | | Sunken Road. The camera shows a road. There are graves with white crosses at the sides. |
| 08:17 | | Cobra Operation – 3000 planes provide air strike to start St. Lo breakthrough. Planes fly overhead. |
| 09:46 | | Capt. Feld gets another one. The dentist examines another soldier. This one has a missing tooth. |
| 10:20 | | Vire River Valley. |
| 10:36 | | Co “C” Casualty. Medics surround a wounded soldier on a stretcher. They wrap bandages around his leg. This is followed by additional footage of the medics at their camp and the winery, eating, etc. |
| 12:04 | | A film break begins new scenes of a tent marked with crosses, probably a mobile chapel. The chaplain and some medics are shown talking. |
| 13:16 | | 1st Bn, CP group, St. Lo left Bn defensive position. |
| 14:16 | | St. Lo Soldiers move through a desolate town. |
| 16:20 | | Co “L” casualty. Field medics help an injured soldier and load him onto a truck. |
| 17:27 | | Enemy lookout and dugouts |
| 18:15 | | Cemetery, St. Lo. |
| 18:42 | | 1st Bn CP, Cemetery, St. Lo. |
| 20:42 | | Roads cleared through St. Lo. |
| 20:54 | | Destruction in St. Lo. |
| 29:42 | | Torigni Sur Vire. |
| 30:07 | | The 134th Infantry break loose at St. Lo. This segment begins with soldiers riding in trucks and jeeps, and then shows the men in a French town. |
| 31:40 | | Capt. Osborne. |
| 31:58 | | Helmet of Lt. Col. Thomsen who later died of wounds. |
| 32:11 | | Bloody Sunday area – Regt. loses 2 Bn CO’s and suffered scores of casualties in severe hedgerow fighting. |
| 33:18 | | Vire River. |
| 33:45 | | Serv Co supply in action. |
| 36:12 | | Regtl motor maintenance sec; WO Dahlgren in charge. Soldiers work on vehicles and vehicle parts/engine. Some soldiers shown using a metal detector. |
| 37:04 | | WO Morin. |
| 37:16 | | Co “G” kitchen. Sgt. Fonner, Co “D” |
| 38:54 | | Mortain Area. |
| 42:09 | | Nazi PW’s – 20 trucks – 60 per truck. |
| 43:14 | | Bailey Bridge, Mortain Area. |
| 44:00 | | Clearing up at Louvigne Du Desert, France. |
| 44:51 | | The Krauts hit a jeep. Smoke billows from a burning vehicle. |
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